Erlking
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GmCapotraste:
3rd traste
[Verse 1]
Em Bm
Those twenty kids should be visiting colleges
Cmaj7 Am Em
And kissing in dim finished basements
[Verse 2]
Em Bm
Erlking stowed away on wooden ships
Cmaj7 Am Em D
And in the nightmares of the Calvinists, it waited
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Masks shattered, scorched lawns
Bm D (Cmaj7)
The end times end, we all sing along
Cmaj7
One short verse, thirteen bars
Bm D (Cmaj7)
The force of fifty collapsing stars
Cmaj7
I hear it, that thrum
Bm D Cmaj7
Of inconceivable instruments
[Verse 3]
Em
We’re well and truly fucked, my dear
Bm
The blank billboards still all lit up
Cmaj7 Am Em
Like windows to the tenth dimension
[Verse 4]
Em
There is something
Bm
So much worse than the fear of fear
Cmaj7 Am
Glimpsed in a dented metal restroom mirror
Em D
Then forgotten
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Black forests, small graves
Bm D (Cmaj7)
It could have been any other way
Cmaj7
That debt’s due, take on more
Bm D (Cmaj7)
We’ll still retire to golden shores
Cmaj7
He’s our man, don’t ask why
Bm D
Forget who he molests
Cmaj7
He’s a hell of a guy
[Bridge]
G Am C
The kind you wanna crack a frosty beverage with
G Am C
Neck in the back of his big car
G Am C Em Am
That locket’s a portal to an alien graveyard
F (Em)
And a barely-throttled sob
[Instrumental]
Em | Em | Bm | Bm |
Cmaj7 | Am | Em | Em |
Em | Em | Bm | Bm |
Cmaj7 | Am | Cmaj7 | D |
D | D |
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
Masks shattered, scorched lawns
Bm D (Cmaj7)
The end times end, we all sing along
Cmaj7
One short verse, thirteen bars
Bm D (Cmaj7)
The force of fifty collapsing stars
Cmaj7
I hear it, that thrum
Bm D (Cmaj7)
Of inconceivable instruments
Cmaj7
No shelter, no shade
Cm (G)
It could have been any other way
[Instrumental]
G | Em | G | C |
[Outro]
Em B/D#
Woah--oh
G/D A/C#
Woah-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
C
And it’s a little late to be afraid
Cm
It’s a little late
How to play Erlking
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.